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La presencia velada de posturas mercantiles en la prctica mdica, arropadas bajo la sombra cmplice
de argumentos que hacen ver la especializacin de la atencin mdica como ventajosa en la carrera por
alcanzar la mayor calidad en la prestacin de servicios de salud a bajo costo, amerita discusin. Este
argumento, trasplantado al sector de la salud desde el mundo empresarial y de los negocios por Michael
Porter y Elizabeth Teisberg, es uno de los pilares para el posicionamiento privilegiado y sustentable
de una estrategia competitiva de rentabilidad superior, cuya aritmtica es simple: la especializacin en
la atencin de pacientes bien escogidos y la concentracin de dicha atencin, promueve la efectividad
operacional, permite disminuir costos, cobrar mayores precios promedio por unidad de servicio prestado e ir tras las utilidades de la inversin. La estrategia competitiva consiste en diferenciarse como
prestador experimentado en el tipo de atencin brindada y/o contar con el mejor ajuste del entramado
de actividades conducentes a la prestacin del servicio especializado. Esta marcha hacia el cribado
de pacientes a ser atendidos por complejos asistenciales de alta sofisticacin tecnolgica y de lite
cientfico mdica, no deja de ser una incursin ms del mundo de los negocios del sector privado
que deja inerme la gestin pblica de asistencia hospitalaria. (Acta Med Colomb 2013; 38: 40-44)
Palabras clave: ventaja competitiva, sector salud.
Abstract
The veiled presence of trading positions in medical practice, hidden under the accomplice shadow
of arguments that make to see the specialization of health care delivery as advantageous in the race
to achieve the highest quality in the provision of health services at low cost, merits discussion . This
argument, transplanted to the health sector from the corporate and business world by Michael Porter
and Elizabeth Teisberg, is one of the cornerstones for the privileged and sustainable positioning of an
outperformance competitive strategy, whose arithmetic is simple: specialization in the care of well
chosen patients and the concentration of such care promotes operational effectiveness, helps to reduce
costs, charge higher average prices per unit of service provided and pursue investment earnings. Competitive strategy consists in differentiating itself as a provider experienced in the type of care provided
and / or rely on the best fit of the framework of activities leading to the delivery of a specialized care
service. This screening of patients to be attended by high-care complex technological sophistication
and of elite medical science, is still a raid of the business world of the private sector that defenseless
the public management of hospital care. (Acta Med Colomb 2013; 38: 40-44)
Keywords: competitive advantage, health sector.
Introduccin
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